The Global Business Travel Association has appointed new
members to its European Advisory Board and advisory boards across the region.
New volunteers for the Europe board include Stephen Hanton,
president international, Synergy Global Housing; David McNeill, AVP global
corporate sales, EMEA & APAC, Enterprise Holdings; Carol Fergus, global
travel manager, Fidelity International; Eija Kurttila, global travel manager,
Telia Company; Jens Liltorp, global category manager, travel and M&E, Leo
Pharma; and Stefan Asmuss, global travel manager, SAP SE.
Meanwhile, the Italy advisory board has added Marco
Quagliarella, director of international operations at AIM International, and
Matteo Ciccale, partnerships manager team lead at Booking.com, and the French
board now includes Ondine Bedetti, global lead buyer travel at BNP Paribas, and
Katharina Navarro, global category manager travel at Cap Gemini, who has also
been appointed as vice president of the board.
The GBTA’s advisory boards are run by member volunteers and
are responsible for shaping and guiding the strategy of the organisation’s
European arm, working closely with the leadership team, including regional vice president Catherine Logan.
Mark Cuschieri, chair of the GBTA Europe Advisory Board,
commented: “I am delighted to see so many new industry leaders have joined the
advisory boards, to help reset the role of GBTA in Europe and to ensure that
the GBTA Europe Advisory Board has a renewed purpose, more influence and the
ability to re-energise membership. I am looking forward to working with all the
new volunteers to ensure members are well served across Europe.”